FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- One day after trading third-year tight end Michael Roberts to the New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional 2020 seventh-round pick, the Detroit Lions announced Friday that the deal was rescinded because conditions weren't met. The Lions then waived Roberts, per the club.
Roberts didn't pass his physical with the Patriots, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Patriots are transitioning without retired tight end Rob Gronkowski, and have a thin tight-end- depth chart headlined by four-year veteran Matt LaCosse, 38-year-old Benjamin Watson and younger players Stephen Anderson and Ryan Izzo.